Ernst georg sollors



(No Model.)

B. G. SOLLORS.

STIRRUP.

Patented Sept. 10, 1889.

WW 0 5 WW? I E 6. 6 2 m? A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNST onon e SOLLORS, or DULMEN, PRUSSIA, GERMANY.

STIRRU P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,939, datedSeptember 10, 1889.

Application filed April 1, 1889. $erial No. 305,626. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERNST GEORG SOLLORS, civil engineer, of Diilmen,inWVcstphalia, in the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Safety-Stirrups, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawings.

My invention is a detachable stirrup; and it consists in detachablemeans of attaching the stirrup to the stirrup head or clip which holdsthe strap, and in means for automatically detaching the stirrup fromsaid holding devices when the rider falls from the horse.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionthrough the center of the stirrup and head. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection through the head or strap-clip. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectionon line to w of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the detachableholding devices.

In the drawings, A is' the stirrup, and B the head or clip having a slotfor the strap- The-stirrup is chambered in its upper part, said chamberbeing dovetailedin form and adapted to receive dogs f f, pivoted to thehead'B. When said dogs are spread apart, they hold the stirrup to thehead, and for this purpose a wedge c is used, fitting between them andheld in place by a spring 5, engaging with its headed shank 70. Torelease the stirrup it is only necessary that the wedge be pushed frombetween the dogs, so that they may move toward each other and away fromthe walls of the dovetailed chamber in the stirrup. To accomplish thisreleasing automatically when the rider falls, a frame It is pivoted at tto the stirrup and is pressed normally outward by a spring Z, so thatits upper end does not engage the shank It of the wedge. The frame has aheel portion h, upon which the foot of the rider bears under normalconditions, and this pressure keeps the frame from contact with thewedge. Should, however, the rider fall his foot will bear at some pointalong the side of the frame h, or at its tip, and thus press it inwardagainst the wedge-shank, forcing the wedge from between the dogs andreleasing the stirrup.

1. In combination, the stirrup, the head,

the gripping and supporting dogs pivoted to the head and engaging withthe stirrup to detachably connect them, means for holding said dogs inposition, and means, substantially as described, on the stirrup andoperating independently of the other parts for releasing the dogs,substantially as described.

2. In combination, the stirrup, the head, the gripping and supportingdogs pivoted to the head and engaging with the stirrup to detachablyconnect them, a movable holding- Wedge for the dogs, and means formoving said wedge to ungrip the dogs, substantially as described.

3. In combination, the stirrup, the head, independently-movabledetachable connections between the head and stirrup, and a frame pivotedto the stirrup and normally disengaged from the detachable connectionand arranged to bear upon the said connection when moved, substantiallyas described.

4.,In combination, the stirrup, the head, the detachable connectionsbetween, and a pivoted frame acting upon said detachable connections,said frame having a tread por tion h, by which it is held normally outof action, substantially as described.

5. In combination, the stirrup, the head, the detachableconnectionbetween, comprising a wedge, a spring for holding said wedgein normal position, and means for automatically forcing said wedge asideagainst the spring-pressure, substantially as described.

6. In combination, the stirrup, the head, independentlymovabledetachable connections bet-ween the head and stirrup, a frame arrangedto bear upon said connections when moved, and a spring for keeping saidframe normally out of contact with the connections, substantially asdescribed.

7. In combination, the stirrup having the dovetailed chamber, the head,the dogs pivoted thereto and extending into said chamber, and thewedgebetween the dogs, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have-hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

ERNST GEORG SOLLORS.

Witnesses:

HERM. SIMONS, CARL PRINZ.

